Candy-making machine



I N VEN TORS A TTORNE Y Aug. 26 1924.

L. MccOY ET AL CANDY MAKING MACHINE Filed July 22, 1921 Patented ug. 2S, i924.,

aar-aar LESTE MCCOY, 0F COUNCIL BLUFFS, OW, AND GORDN WETME, 0F DENVER,

' COLORADO.

CANDY-manine MACHINE.

Application filed July 22, 1922. Serial No. 536,806.

To ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it lmown the we, LESTER MoCor and GORDON WITZKE, citizens -of the lUnited States, and residents, respectively, of Council Bluffs, county of Pottawattamie,l State of iowa, and city and Acounty of Denver, State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful yCandy-Making Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates Ito machines for making candy, of the type.' .in which the candy is formed on theend of a stick, and has for its principal object the provision of a machine of` this .character in which a plurality of sticks can be simultaneously inserted into a batch of candy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a candy mold of such shape that a `number of molds can be placed in a limited size mold frame, and to so shape the molds that the candy may be'readily removed therefrom.' v

A. further object of the invention is to provide a seriesof air passages around the individual molds to facilitate the cooling of the candy therei A still further object of the invention vis to. provide a machine ofthis character which will register and place the sticks uniformly in the center of each piece of candy.

Other objects and advantages reside 1n the detailed construction of the invention, which result in simplicity, economy 'and efficiency, and which will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

ln the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of thezcomplete machine.

. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary end elevation of the complete machine.

Fig. 3 is a partial cross section taken on the line A-AvFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view, looking upwardat one of the corners of the machine.

' Fig. 5 isa detail cross sectional viewlof one of the stick holding cross bars of the machine. i

Let the numeral 1 designate what is tech ncally known as a batch trame, comprlsing 'rig y 5.

described. The interstioes, shown at 4, be-

tween the y'candy molds 2, and the` mold frame. 18, are closed at the bottom by means of la plate 24, but are left open at the top of the mold frame to allow air to enter in and around the molds'to hasten -`the cooling `of the candy.' v l A 4rectangular stick frame 5, of size corresponding to the batch frame 1, is arranged vto be placed over and around the mold frame 18 and rest upon the batch frame 1, as showninFig. 3. Stick frame 5 comprises a rectangular open box-like frame of proper size to fit 'snugly over the. mold frame and rest upon the batch frame and `has two vertical end plates 19, connected by a series ofv uniformly spaced cross bars 6, there being one cross bary foreach longitudinal row of molds v2. 1

Cross bars6 comprise, in cross section, a horizontal portion 20, a vertical portion 2l, and a diagonal portion 22, as shown in The portions 2O and 22 are per-y foratedfor the reception of candy sticks 8,- each perforation registering with the center 'of a mold 2, while the portion 21 serves'as a backing yfor the sticks. 8 against the pressure of thestic-k releasing, frame to be described.

'slid-ably' mounted on the upper side "of the stick frame "5, is a Stick releasing frame, designated. in its entirety by the numeral 10, and comprising end members11, one

11 is bent to form a handle 15 and is provided with aprojection, 13, adapted to engage a pin 14 and hold the cross bars 23 out of engagement with the candy sticks 8 when desired. By forcing the] handle 15 to one side, the projection 13. releases from the pin 1d and allows the sprin 12 to draw the cross Ibars into contact Wit the candy sticks 8. f'

In use, the stick frame 5 isplaced upon a table or suitable Vsupporting surface and sticks inserted in each of the perforations in the cross bars 6, the stick releasing. trame being drawn back from the Vperlor'ations to facilitate the insertion of the sticks. The supporting surface prevents the' points of the sticks from coming belowthe lower edge ofthe stick trame. After the sticks are in place the stick releasing trame is -released Which firmly clamps the sticks in place.A

rllie batchframe 1 is placed upon a batch board, 3, usually a-marble slab, and partially lled with'hot semi-liquid candy. rllie mold framey is then pressed intothe batch trame, forcing the candy up into the molds 2, as shown in Fig. 3. The stick frame is then placed upon the batch trame, the sticks occopying the position shown in broken line at 'l in Fig. 3, and the stick releasing trame moved so that the bars 23 release the sticks 8 and drop them into the candy molds 2, as shown in solid line in ldig. 3. Cool air is now blown upon the mold traine, and passes into the interstices d, thereby coolingthe candy. Alter the candy has hardened, the stick trame is removed and the mold frame 13 is taken trom thebatcli frame and inverted, upon a supporting surface, bringing the Weight ont the frame upon the beads oi" the sticks and forcing candy pieces from their molds through tlie enlarged bottoms.

The mold trames in practice contain several thousand molds, and it can be readily seen that should an attempt be made to place the sticks in each of theseinolds by hand, betere the :Final molds could be reached they would haveso cooled as to make it impossible to insert the sticks. 1With the use oli this in- Vention, all of the sticks are. inserted simultaneously and accurately at one operation.

ltlhile a specilic form ci' the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it

is desired and understood that the same may` be varied, within the scope ci the appended claims, Without departing :from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters llatent is :w

1. A candy making machine comprising a batch trame, said trame being open top and batch frame, said frame being open topandbottom; a mold frame carrying a plurality v of molds adapted to set into said batchv frame and a stick carrying frame arrangedl to be placed upon said batch frame and register a stick over the Ycenter of each of the molds in said mold frame, said stick'carrying frame having means tor holding said sticks suspended over said molds, said means comprising end members slidably mounted on Said stick carrying frame, cross members secured to said end members, each cross ineinber being arranged to engage the side of a roav of sticks; a spring actin on said inembers to hold said cross mem ers in contact with said sticks, and a handle on each` of said end members'for manually drawing said cross members away e from said sticks. l

3. A candy making machine comprising a batch frame, said frame being open top and bottom; a mold frame carrying a plurality ot molds adapted to set into saidbatcliirame and a stick carrying frame arranged to be placed upon said batch 'trame and register a stick over the center ot each of the-molds! in said mold frame, said molds lcciifiprising a series of, cylinders open top and bottom, said cylinders being rigidly secured together and to the mold frame and a plate closing fill@ the interstices between said molds and said mold frame at the bottom thereof, said interstices being open at their tops.

de. A candy making machine having a series of molds, means ici placing-sticks simultaneously in all of said molds comprising a frame containing stick openings, each of saidl openings registering with one et said molds; a slidable trame mounted on said first mentioned frame and having resilient faced members adapted to. contact with the sticks; a spring for causing said contact and means `tor sliding slidably -mounted traine out oi contact with said' sticks. y i

ln testimony whereof, We our signa tures.

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